Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

Birthday: 1948-07-12

Place of birth: Jamesville, New York, USA

Also known as: Benjamin Burtt Jr.

imdb_id: nm0123785

Biography:

Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. is a sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked as sound designer on various films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, WALL-E, and Star Trek. He is responsible for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the binary speech of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the blaster guns, and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader, which he made by breathing into a scuba regulator. Burtt has a reputation for popularizing a sound effect dubbed the "Wilhelm scream", which was taken from a character named Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.

Played in movies:

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Score: 10.0

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Score: 8.8

The Force of Sound

Score: 8.7

Fog City Mavericks

Score: 8.5

WALL·E

Score: 8.1

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

Score: 8.0

Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up

Score: 8.0

Return of the Jedi

Score: 7.9

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Score: 7.7

BURN·E

Score: 7.5

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

Score: 7.4

Star Wars: Music by John Williams

Score: 7.3

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Score: 7.1

And the Oscar Goes To...

Score: 7.0

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

Score: 7.0

Wings: Grandeur in the Sky

Score: 7.0

The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk

Score: 7.0

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Score: 7.0

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

Score: 6.9

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

Score: 6.9

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Score: 6.8

WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets

Score: 6.8

I Am Your Father

Score: 6.6

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

Score: 6.6

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Score: 6.6

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

Score: 6.5

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Score: 6.5

The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'

Score: 6.0

Lincoln: An American Journey

Score: 5.5

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

Score: 5.0

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

Score: 5.0

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

Score: 4.5

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Score: 0.0

EditDroid: Rise and Fall

Score: 0.0

A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

Score: 0.0

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Score: 0.0

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

LIGHT & MAGIC

Score: 7.7

LIGHT & MAGIC

Score: 7.7